Welcome to NAB’s regular newsletter on the Sustainable Finance markets from an Australasian perspective. Items in this issue include following and more. 

Market overview – 1Q23

Investor and market news 

• Findings from the ASFI’s final taxonomy report
• Updates from the latest IPCC Synthesis report
• ASIC launched their first court action related to greenwashing

Regulatory developments

• Updated Sustainability Linked Loan Principles and related Guidance, Green Loan Principles, Social Loan Principles.
• Read more on the ACCC’s findings of their internet sweep of environmental claims
• Plus, more.

Selected recent deals

• Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) issued $A 10yr Green Bond. NAB acted as Joint Lead Manager.
• New Zealand Debt Management issued NZ$3 billion New Zealand Sovereign Green Bond that will mature in 2034. BNZ acted as Sustainability Coordinator/Structurer.
• Acciona Financiacion Filiales Australia entered into a A$225m sustainability-linked loan with KPIs outlined in the Sustainable Finance Framework. NAB acted as Sustainability Coordinator.

Sustainable Finance contact team and important information